Lift Off!!!!

I am so excited to finally announce the launch of our From Scratch line.  These are made using the traditional cold process method using oils, water, and lye.  Yes, I said lye.  It's what makes oil turn into soap during the saponification process.  Which really translates to is "to make soap".   And I promise, there isn't any left once they have finished mixing and curing.   Just lovely soap that will have your body feel super clean and lovely.

I've also used some other fun ingredients that I hope you love, like coffee, oatmeal, aloe juice, beer and wine.  Yes, real beer and wine!!! It creates amazing bubbles because of the sugars.  And wait until you smell them.  To start, we have things like Mocha, Honey Ale, Champagne, Cocoa, and more.  We'll have more coming out as the weeks go since our soaps need 4-6 weeks cure to make them as gentle as possible.  Once you try handmade soap, you'll never go back.  Make sure you check out our whole line at http://www.inspirbody.com.  Also, because of this new launch which has been 9+ months in the making, we are celebrating with a giveaway on our Facebook page.  Make sure you go over and click on the Giveaway tab for a chance to win a 3-pack of our new soaps!

Happy cleaning!!!

MISA (Missing in Soap Action)

Hello lovelies! I'm so sorry that I haven't been around lately.  Between the full time job, household duties, craft shows, visitors, and prepping for my new line release next month, I keep putting my blog on the back burner.  And I'm sorry :-(  I will try to do better.  I've actually been coming up with some topics/tutorials that I'll be posting in the next few weeks.  These include:

Carbonated Melt & Pour
Soap Cupcakes
Infusing Alkanet
Simple Scrubs you can make at home

In the meantime, I am releasing my new line of soaps on August 1.  In conjunction with that, I'll be doing a giveaway that you can enter to win! I'll be giving away a three pack of my new From Scratch (cold process) soaps.  I'll be giving away a Lemon Poppy Seed, Lavender, and a third soap that is yet to be determined (although, I think I may do one of my wine soaps, which is made with real wine!)

Want a sneak peek?  Here's the Lemon Poppy Seed.  It's scented with Lemon Verbena and has real poppy seeds for exfoliation.  I can't get enough of this one.

 Make sure you check out my Facebook page if you haven't already to pre-order new soaps, find out what we're up to, and give us your feedback and input. 

Fell Off the Earth, and Back Again

So sorry I have been MIA from this blog.  With the holiday season, I was unbelievably busy.  The best part is, 2012 is looking to be even more busy.  I already have two shows booked and I'm working on two new lines for this year: Children's Soaps & From Scratch Soaps.  The children's soaps are slowly being added, but they are super fun and will definitely get your little ones wanting to wash.

The from scratch are a little different.  I started making soaps with a process of something called Melt & Pour.  Melt & Pour (or MP) is great, because it allows for amazing creativity without the handling of certain chemicals.  I love Melt & Pour and throw my whole self into it. However, I needed a little something more.  I decided in the last couple months of 2011 that it was time to start experimenting. 

Think of MP as making a cake from a mix.  You still have a lot of work to do, but some of the measuring was done ahead of time.  From scratch is just that....the soap is entirely from scratch.  Since this is a new process and takes a little bit of a learning curve, 2012 is our year of testing.  We have several testers and their first samples will be going out in the next week or two.  Why test for a year?  Well, I want to bring the absolute best products out rather than add one or two, then find out people don't like them.  We're doing our best to make sure that these products are awesome from day 1!

So that's what has been going on here.  I'll do my best to update this more and with some awesome pictures.  In the meantime, here are some of our fabulous Valentine's soaps.  If you're interested in any of them, please visit us at http://InspiriBody.etsy.com

Champagne & Strawberries - I love this soap.  While making it, I couldn't help but keep sniffing it, it's intoxicating.

The Romance Package - A blend of roses, champagne, and a hint of chocolate.  Everything you love about romance in a soapy cube!